Abstract
This paper presents a procedure for minimizing the size of roller-follower disc cam mechanisms under the constraint of maximum pressure angle. The pressure angle constraint is realized through establishing the permissible region for the cam centre. The problem of cam-size minimization is reduced to locate the cam centre at the intersection of boundary curves of the permissible region. Its implementation is illustrated through examples.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2475-2484 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science |
| Volume | 222 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| State | Published - Dec 2008 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanical Engineering
Keywords
- Disc cam
- Pressure angle
- Roller follower
- Size minimization